How To Make a Tiered Vintage Tray

I have a confession…I seem to have acquired ADD as an adult ( or maybe I just now am willing to admit it!! ) !! I just LOVE all the ideas all over the blog world and it makes my head spin at times. I WANT TO MAKE THEM ALL!! But, alas, I am only one woman with a family…so..baby steps!

My children are at an age where they are independent enough to entertain themselves so that I can try to get in some crafting and sewing. {I also informed them that my name is not “Julie” and I am not their “Cruise Director” and this is not “The Love Boat” to which they stared and me and said..”What?”} Anyway, I finally finished a tiered tray centerpiece…

Tiered Vintage Tray

I have seen so many of these all over blogland lately! I do not have a complete tutorial, but basically here is what I did…

I started with two wooden and metal trays. I found these in the clearance aisle of my Hobby Lobby, gotta love that!

Next I gathered my favorite… Gorilla Glue Epoxy. I also collected a candlestick and two round, wooden bases. For the top, I used a finial and small wooden candlestick. All of these were purchased at my local craft stores. I chose a Krylon, satin finish, avocado colored spray paint. I painted each individual piece and allowed them to dry. Finally, I glued it all together with the epoxy, and allowed it at least 24 hours to dry.

Here is my own “twist” on the project….

Yes, I made mine as two pieces so that it can be used as a large two tiered piece, a serving tray, or a cute raised tray!!

I love the way it turned out and that it totally matches my kitchen….

There are so many possibilities for this from purely decorative to organizational to serving dishes…ah…the beauty of multi-tasking!

I am a wife and mom to 2 fabulous children. My love for creating crafts, home decor, seasonal decor, and sewing has led me to my desire to share that with you here at Uncommon Designs. I am happy to have you stop by our little slice of the blog world and join us in Creating the Extraordinary! Enjoy!

What a creative idea. I love the color that you chose. I think using it next to the sink is a fantastic idea. Making it two pieces makes it so versatile. I’d use it in my bedroom for more jewelry storage. Megan

The green is so wonderful! Such a happy color! You gals rock at making such awesome stands. I really need to do this! I bought some candlestick holders from the a local thrift store this weekend! Maybe that will be my start.

I have a feeling you will use that miss a million different ways! You know, the kind of piece that whenever you are looking for a way to display something, it pops into your head first? It looks great! ~ Maureen

How gorgeous! I’ve seen this done with plates and candlesticks but not with trays, how neat. I know exactly what you mean about wanting to make everything! Sometimes I get totally paralyzed by the sheer volume of ideas out there! Love yours.

I laughed at your Love Boat reference…it does date us doesn’t it? It is also brave of you to confess ADD. I, too, have the same malady…I have a to-do list as long as my arm, of projects I’ve seen and want to make myself. Which brings me to your tiered-trays, I think you’re onto something making it interchangeable from one to two pieces. You can do everything from tiered cupcake display to serving sandwiches! Smart cookie!

OMG I love this. I can think of a million places to use this and I too like the idea of the two pieces. I’m def. going to try this out. I’m your newest follower, I hope you will follow me back at http://sister-number-5.blogspot.com

LOL about the newly acquired ADD because of all of the great ideas in blogland! I totally relate! I think this was definitely a great one to try your hand at though and it looks just lovely. Thanks so much for sharing it at Inspiration Friday this week!Vanessa

I love the tiered tray. It came out great. I have to keep your line about not being a cruise director for future use when Riley is old enough to understand. Thanks so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays.

Saw your fabulous tray at “Mom On Time Out” and wanted to thank you for sharing your project! I just bought that same paint last month and now all I need to do is gather the rest of the materials and I can have one of my own! Thanks!

This is really nice…and I could use this in my bathroom. Where did the spools come from? And I am going to head over to my craft store this week, to look for the trays. Hope I can find them like you did.

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